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Eastchester Historical Society to Present Great Women in Eastchester History at Town Hall Thursday, March 24


By Annmarie Flannery, President, Eastchester Historical Society


Mar. 23, 2016:  In honor of Women's History Month, the Eastchester Historical Society is putting on a "living history" presentation titled "Great Women in Eastchester History."

This event will be held at Eastchester Town Hall in the community room from 7:30 to 9:00 pm on Thursday, March 24, and will be free and open to the public. 

The six Eastchester women being commemorated span the period from 1642 to 2000: 

Anne Hutchinson, an early settler, spiritual leader, and mother of 15 children who was known for strong opinions, will be played by Rebecca Geminns, who coaches drama at Concordia College.

Rebecca Turner, who was a freed slave who lived in town from the American Revolution past the Civil War, will be played by Donna Jackson, Mount Vernon historian.

Annie Hyland Adams, who was an Irish immigrant who raised her family on Tuckahoe Avenue in the 1850s and 1860s, will be played by Annmarie Flannery, Eastchester Historical Society president.

Amie Dusenberry, who was the town's last overseer of the poor and first public welfare officer during the Great Depression, will be played by Vicky Ford, former Eastchester town councilperson.

The life of Frieda Riggs will be described by her son Bob Riggs.

The life of Carmela Vaccaro will be described by her grandson Donato Vaccaro.

For more information, go to www.eastchesterhistoricalsociety.org.

Pictured here:  Eastchester Town Hall.

Photo by A. Warner

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